The Bambukic Trans-Benue or Yungur–Jen languages form a proposed branch of the provisional

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, a reduced form of the Waja–Jen branch of the old

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family (G7, G9, G10). They are spoken in north eastern

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. Their unity is not accepted by Güldemann (2018). Bennett (1983) had also proposed a ''Trans-Benue'' group consisting of the Burak-Jen (i.e., Bikwin-Jen), Yungur (i.e., Bena-Mboi), and

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- Longuda subgroups.

Languages

Blench (2006) groups the Yungur (G7), Bikwin–Jen (G9), and Longuda (G10) languages together within part of a larger Gur– Adamawa

language continuum A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are mutually intelligible In linguistics, mutual intelligibility is a relationship between language ...

. * Bikwin–Jen **Jen: Dza (Jen), Mingang Doso, Tha, Joole **Bikwin: Burak– Loo, Mághdì,

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(Gomu) – Leelau (Bikwin) –

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(Bambuka) *'' Longuda'' * Yungur (Bəna–Mboi) ** Kaan (Libo) ** Mboi (Gəna, Banga, Handa) **''Yungur–Roba'': Lala-Roba, Voro, Bəna Kleinewillinghöfer (1996) notes the affinities of the Bikwin languages, which were unknown to Greenberg, with the Jen languages. Subclassification follows Blench (2004). - Roger Blench The

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were once thought to belong to this group, but are now placed with the

Kam language The Kam language, also known as Gam (autonym: ''lix Gaeml''), or in Chinese, Dong or Tung-Chia, is a Kam–Sui language spoken by the Dong people. ''Ethnologue'' distinguishes three Kam varieties as separate but closely related languages. Dia ...

. (See

References

External links

Bikwin-Jen
(Adamawa Languages Project)
Ɓəna-Mboi (Yungur) group
(Adamawa Languages Project)

(AdaGram) {{authority control Languages of Nigeria